{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Shad: Are we there yet?

NICE!! Not that easy to land shad on a 5 wt.  Hoping to get my first of the year later today.

On Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 8:37:07 AM UTC-4, Forrest Allen wrote:

I made my first Fletchers outing of the year yesterday after work. I fished the incoming tide for about an hour/hour and a half, and hooked into my first few shad of the year! I use my 5 weight out there, which makes casting tough, and catching extra fun. I managed to bring in 5, and missed a few sets and lost a couple of flies. So the fishing isnt hot, but its certainly heating up. There were a handful of folks out there but I only saw one other person with a spin reel actually catch a few. 

One comment on the flies. Do most of you use the shad darts? That's what I typically use, but I was thinking of using the clouser more this year for better chances of hooking other species too. I caught shad on both the dart and the clouser yesterday (unsurprisingly). 

I took a couple of pictures that I think the group will appreciate! 

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